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CHAPTER VII.

HolbeirCs Bible cuts. — Examination of the claim of HansLutzenbei'ger as to the design or execution of the Lyonsengravings of the Dance of Death. — Other works by him.

T this time the celebrated designs forthe illustration of the Old Testament,usually denominated Holbein's Bible,made their appearance, with the fol-lowing title, "Historiarum veteris in-strument! icones ad vivum expressae.Una cum brevi, sed quoad fieri potuit,dilucida earundem expositione. Lug-duni, sub scuto Coloniensi mdxxxviii." 4to. They wereseveral times republished, with varied titles, and twoadditional cuts. Prefixed are some highly complimentaryLatin verses by Holbein's friend, Nicolas Bourbon, betterknown by his Latinized name of Borbonius, who againintroduces Parrhasius and Zeuxis in Elysium, and in con-versation with'Apelles, who laments that they had all beenexcelled by Holbein.

These lines by Borbonius do not appear, among othersaddressed by him to Holbein, in the first edition of his"Nugse" in 1533, or indeed in any of the subsequenteditions; but it is certain that Borbonius was at Lyons* n l 53%> an d might then have been called on by the

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